Strategy Block

Problem Statement

A focused problem slide that names the pain, affected audience, and cost of inaction.

problem-statement1 slidebalanced density

Problem

The current path is too slow

Frame the pain in plain language and show what it costs.

Before

Pain

After

Audience

OPF Config

blocks:problem-statement

Open Presentation Format

{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Problem Statement",
  "description": "A focused problem slide that names the pain, affected audience, and cost of inaction.",
  "tone": "persuasive",
  "narrative": "problem-solution",
  "takeaway": "Establish urgency around a problem before presenting a solution.",
  "tags": [
    "content-block",
    "gallery:blocks/problem-statement"
  ],
  "design": {
    "colorScheme": "bold-red",
    "fontScheme": "montserrat",
    "background": {
      "type": "solid",
      "color": "#ffffff"
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "problem-statement",
      "layout": "two-column",
      "title": "The current path is too slow",
      "subtitle": "A focused statement of pain, audience, and cost.",
      "items": [
        "Who feels the pain",
        "What breaks today",
        "What delay costs"
      ],
      "design": {
        "contentBox": false,
        "contentAlignment": "left",
        "titleAlignment": "left",
        "contentDirection": "horizontal"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Use Case

Use when a deck needs to create urgency before proposing a solution.

When to Use

Early in sales, product, transformation, and investor narratives.

When to Avoid

Avoid if the audience already accepts the problem and needs solution detail.

Constituent References

Layout

Two Column

two-column

Color Scheme

Bold Red

bold-red

Font Scheme

Montserrat

montserrat

Background

Solid Color

solid-color

Narrative

Problem-Solution

problem-solution

Block Structure

two-column

The current path is too slow

A focused statement of pain, audience, and cost.

-Who feels the pain
-What breaks today
-What delay costs

Best Practices

Write the problem in the audience's words.

Quantify the consequence where possible.

Do not introduce the solution too early.

Playground deep link: config=blocks:problem-statement